2025 L&D Leadership Summit (Sydney)

4th & 5th September
InterContinental Sydney
Forward Motion – Leveraging learning as a catalyst for organisational change

Learning and development are powerful catalysts for change in shaping a future-ready workforce. To shape change, it also requires strategic planning, rethinking, recorganising, collaborating and knowledge-sharing. These elements are not just important—they are a fundamental part of human behaviour, capable of inspiring change, transforming vision into reality, and driving progress.

The 2025 L&D Leadership Summit (Sydney) program invites learning, OD and capability leaders to examine areas such as building a learning-centred organisation, uplifting workforce capability, empowering people to adapt and grow, digital literacy, utilising AI to enhance workplace learning, developing leaders, designing a learning and capability strategy that is relevant to the current and future needs of the business, maximising the return on investment for L&D spending, and more.
Key topics to be explored:
  • Upskill, build and innovate – navigating the challenging landscape of workplace learning
  • L&OD in the heart of a sustainable people strategy
  • Demonstrating the L&OD value to the business and the board – measuring the impact of L&D programs
  • Mapping of skills and capability – identifying and accelerating the development of critical skills in your business
  • Become a skills-based organisation – building a roadmap, designing jobs and empowering the workforce to shape future businesses
  • Developing new ways of working to advance people outcomes
  • Improving workforce adaptability – responding to digital innovation, global competition, and ways of working
  • Technology literacy (i.e. digital, data, AI) and adoption – the power of learning and empowering teams with skills and knowledge
  • Designing a learning strategy that enables behaviour change
  • The impact of organisational structure on L&OD – driving a business-wide transformation
  • Untapping the potential of a multigenerational workforce
  • Effective leadership development – creating an environment where future leaders can thrive
  • Moving forward – challenges, considerations and expectations that can shape the way L&D can influence business outcomes inspire future leaders and contribute to a wider ecosystem

+ more

 

Featured Presenters

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Fiona McMackin

ANZ Academy Lead 
ANZ Bank

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Sam Fernando
Learning & Leadership Development APAC Leader
Aurecon
 
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Dr. Kai Reimer

Director of Sydney Executive Plus and Professor
The University of Sydney 

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Dr Sandra Peter

Director of Sydney Executive Plus and Associate Professor
The University of Sydney

 
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Michelle Wicky
Chief Customer Officer 
Ausmed                 
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Peter LePage

Director Workforce Capability & Learning
Sydney Trains

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Michael Morgan

CEO
Herrmann

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Adam Passonnii

Global Leadership & AI Strategist
PD Training & Ascend     

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Melinda Bance
Head of Leadership Talent & Learning
APA Group
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Lance Whitworth

Organisational Development & Learning Manager
Tokio Marine Management Australasia 

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Aliki Christou

Director, Learning Design & Innovation
Swinburne Edge

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Rita Cincotta

Co-Founder & CEO
The Deliberate Leader

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Sian Holm
Learning Solution Designer
DeakinCo.
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Shahira Popat

Learning Solution Designer
DeakinCo.

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Hayley Grieves

Head of Learning & Capability
Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC)    

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Fiona Love

General Manager, Workforce Development
Australasian Railway Association (ARA)     

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Peter Berry
Managing Director
PBC Hogan    
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Jan Roden

Head of Organisation Development & Learning
Endeavour Energy 

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Karlie Cremin

CEO
DLPA & Crestcom ANZ

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James Ballard

Executive Director, Learning Platforms
Kineo    

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Lee Roulston
Co-Founder, CEO
Thinka
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Ben Roulston
Co-Founder, COO
Thinka
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Gordon MacDonald

Chapter Area Lead – Learning
CBA    

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Tiffany Leone

Director of Learning & Development
Australian Energy Market Commission 

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Philip Woods
Director
Catalyst Strategy 
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Glenn Campbell

CEO, The College
Western Sydney University

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Danielle Lovric

General Manager, Culture, Capability & Inclusion
TPG Telecom

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Saskia Spaan

Learning & Organisational Capability Manager
Thales    

Principal Partner

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Gold Partners

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Summit Partners

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Networking Partner

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